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Seeking research with impact
In recognition of research achievements by staff, the University has established a new competition called ‘10 ways the University of Leeds changed the world’.

Lift the lid off your potential
Another highlight of Enterprise & Innovation Day will be the presentation of the annual Sir Peter Thompson Enterprise Award 2008.

Beginning of a new era for refurbished art gallery
The University art gallery in the Parkinson Building has reopened after a major refurbishment and expansion.

Saving the language and lore of India’s outcast tribes
The effects of India’s colonial past and its caste system on stigmatised groups like the Adivasis, and the decline of their oral language cultures, will be the subject of a lecture hosted by the School of English.

Pensions + and Leeds for Life
Information about Pensions + and details of the new Leeds for Life website.

New centre to drive forward policies on climate change
Professor Andy Gouldson in the School of Earth and Environment has helped establish a new UK research centre that will analyse how best to tackle climate change.

How was your SRDS review?
Staff who have had their review can now give confidential feedback on the process, with a view to improving the process for future years.

Chasing halogens in sub-Arctic Quebec
Six researchers from Leeds have endured temperatures of -20 to -39°C, and close encounters with polar bears, in a remote part of northern Quebec while studying the area’s unusual springtime chemistry.

Hindu women’s art form has survived since ancient times
Had it not been for two natural disasters, an exquisite Hindu art form practised by Indian women in the region of Mithila since at least the 14th century may never have seen the light of day..

Public health researcher’s golden touch will save lives
Ensuring people in rural China get the best quality of care for tuberculosis at their local hospital, instead of having to travel long distances, has earned a prestigious award for Leeds’ Professor John Walley

Astbury Centre a magnet for world’s top PhD students
A £4 million PhD scheme in the Astbury Centre, funded by the Wellcome Trust, has been renewed for a further five years and will continue to attract some of the world’s best students in structural molecular biology.

Shortage of interpreters - a problem in any language
The University of Leeds will help the nation tackle a looming crisis in languages through the newly-created National Network for Interpreting, launched on 27 February.

Revisiting memories of 1968: Unfinished business?
Do you remember 1968, 'the year that rocked the world'? That momentous year has achieved almost mythical status, and is associated with powerful images of youthful rebellion against conservative society, sexual liberation, drugs and rock 'n' roll.

Leader column
Vice-Chancellor Michael Arthur talks about questions put to him from staff and students.

Better crops could prevent famine
A microscopic worm that threatens the food security of millions of people in Africa may soon be eradicated from the land.

Walking above the clouds
Gazing down from the summit of Mt Kilimanjaro was an incredible way for Mary Stavrakakis (School of History) to welcome in the new year.

Seeing our grey matter in full colour
How can a lay person begin to understand the complexities of neuroscience? The idea that art can enhance scientific learning is behind a project that aims to demystify what goes on inside our brains.

Honours
Recent honours from around the University.

FAQs
Catherine Stones, Institute of Communications Studies, answers the frequently asked questions this month.